wireshark: WaveAgent dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-26)
Published Aug 24, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark-0:1.10.14-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-0:1.10.14-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2393 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue affects the verison of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Red Hat mitigation
This flaw can be mitigated in wireshark by disabling the waveagent protocol dissector. In wireshark GUI application click on Analyze->Enabled Protocols and search for "waveagent" and disable in. When using "tshark", the text interface, create a file called "disabled_protos" in the preferences folder (normally .wireshark folder in the home directory of the user running wireshark) and add "waveagent" to it. This should disable the waveagent protocol.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02963) | 86.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02963) | 85.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 64.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 65.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 64.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 62.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 59.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 55.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 53.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76381 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6246 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253357 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5523726e6960fe9d7e301376fd7a94599f65fd42 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6246
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6246
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26
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